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Looking Forward: CMN Sets Agenda for 2013
by Cathy Jarboe, CMN Director of Catholic State Networks and Organization - January 14, 2013 - In the past five years, five states have overturned the death penalty. Last year, California came close to replacing the death penalty, nearly passing... MORE
Play Project Update – January 2013
By Greg Callaghan, Dead Man Walking Play Project Coordinator - January 14, 2013 - Dead Man Walking is more than just another play that a school produces; it is an experience where art and life—and life issues— intersect in a profound... MORE
DPIC 2012 Report: Death Sentences Near Record Low; Fewer States Using Death Penalty
By The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) - December 18, 2012 - On December 18, DPIC released “The Death Penalty in 2012: Year End Report,” highlighting significant developments in capital punishment this year. The report noted the number of new... MORE
A Message from Sister Helen
“We have come a long way….We very much need your support since this is Catholic grassroots activity to make the Gospel come alive.” Noted author and anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean recently recorded an end-of-year thank you and appeal for... MORE
Looking Back: 2012 Resources and Successes
by Cathy Jarboe, CMN Director of Catholic State Networks and Organizations - December 14, 2012 - With 2012 coming to a close, we have a lot to look back on and celebrate! At Catholic Mobilizing Network we are grateful for... MORE
Roman Coliseum Alight to Celebrate End of the Death Penalty in Connecticut
By the Death Penalty Information Center - December 3, 2012 - On November 29, the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, was illuminated in honor of Connecticut’s repeal of the death penalty in April of this year. The event featured former death row inmate Shujaa... MORE
Narrow Margin of Loss on Proposition 34 Shows that Californians are Changing their Hearts – But Slowly
By Karen Clifton, Executive Director, Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death Penalty - November 7, 2012 - Nearly 4.5 million Californians brought the state within inches of choosing life without parole over the use of the... MORE
Play Project Update – November 2012
Our 9th Season is well under way, and high school students and teachers have been making theatre and taking action across the country. At Brighton High School in Rochester, NY, Twenty-five teachers in 11 departments are integrating the themes from... MORE
Interview: Ned Dolejsi, California Catholic Conference State Director
- October 4, 2012 - Representatives of CMN recently sat down to interview Ned Dolejsi, the State Director of the California Catholic Conference to speak about the efforts of the Catholic Church in California to support Proposition 34, which is... MORE
Play Project Update – October 2012: Sr. Helen Surprises and Inspires
By Greg Callaghan, National Coordinator, Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project and Cynthia Hunt, PR Manager of Crespi Carmelite High School Sr. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, made a surprise visit to Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino,... MORE